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Chapter 470 Playoff Match
Determined that there is no need to lose on purpose, the Kings team, angry with their three-game losing streak, started a frantic competition with the Clippers for the third place in the Western Conference.

Cousins ​​went all out at the beginning of the game, sitting on his back in the low position to overpower Jordan, shaking the basket in the high position to show off Jordan, and the defensive end also took the initiative to help Millsap in advance to prevent Griffin from relying on explosive power to overpower him. Cover Jordan on the front.

Antetokounmpo led the king's fast break, from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and shocked the Staples Center with three dribble layups. Rivers was so anxious that he yelled "run with the ball" on the sidelines, but the video showed that Antetokounmpo took long strides , The explosive power is strong, causing a second shock.

Thomas Jr. came on the bench. Against Paul's substitute, Collison, he had a small height disadvantage and a great size advantage. He succeeded in making two consecutive strong shots. He was so happy that he backed Collison, which attracted a lot of defense from the Clippers and assisted blocks. Yi sneaked into the basket and scored.

The Clippers have no good solution. JJ Redick is not the kind of guard who is good at head-on strong shots and strong offense with the ball. Paul's weight advantage for ordinary point guards is useless against Vazquez, and his height suffers too much. , the efficiency of several heads-ups is also low.

The Clippers can't put too much pressure on the Kings in the backcourt like the Thunder, and the front line and the penalty area are at a great disadvantage.

At the end of the game, seven of the Kings scored in double figures and defeated the Clippers 117-106, perfectly ending their three-game losing streak.

Unfortunately, on the same night, the Thunder defeated the Jazz and led the Kings by two games, making the Kings completely lose the second possibility in the Western Conference.

It is not enough for the Kings to win against the Clippers. The whole team rushed back to Sacramento to rest for one night, and faced the Timberwolves back to back.

It may be to cause trouble for the king, or it may be to make the team's winning percentage reach 50%. The Timberwolves take the game very seriously. Even coach Adelman, who is rumored to be leaving at the end of the season, didn't care about the messy hairstyle and shouted frequently. command.

The Timberwolves also played above average. Center Gorgui Dieng almost dunked Cousins ​​in the opening game. Love changed his previous weak image and played quite tough. Sings made up the defense and rushed to the basket. Even the "company commander" Brewer, who has always been average, also made an efficient performance of 5 of 4 shots in the first quarter, which can be called the whole team.

During the intermission, ESPN guest commentator Van Gundy sighed: "Su Yang's real strength is not his tactics, nor his precise positioning, nor his advanced prediction, but that he can make the players more excited, serious and focused. Playing in a state, like the Timberwolves, there may only be one or two similar performances throughout the season, but the Kings can have at least [-] times throughout the season!"

After the halftime break, Su Yang didn't make any adjustments. He played as he did in the first half, but the Timberwolves failed to continue.

The competitive state of Brewer and Gorgui Dieng has declined visibly to the naked eye, and the Timberwolves only have Love continuing to maintain a fiery state.

At the end of the game, the Kings won 106 to 94. Cousins ​​scored 35 points and 15 rebounds, while Love scored 43 points.

On the same night, the Clippers also won 57 games by beating the Nuggets.

The competition for third place in the West continues.

Between the fifth and sixth places, the Rockets and the Trail Blazers compete fiercely, and between the seven, eight, and ninety-three places, the Lakers, Warriors, and Grizzlies are in a deathmatch.

ESPN issued an article to study the playoffs. Expert Hollinger pointed out: "The King's last game against the Suns started at 07:30, while the Clippers' game against the Trail Blazers started at 06:30. The Kings have the opportunity to choose the Trail Blazers or Rocket…

If the Clippers win and the Kings lose, they will play against the Trail Blazers. If the Clippers lose and the Kings win, they will play against the Rockets. Howard limits…”

Winning is harder, but losing is easier.

After the article was published, many fans left messages, discussing which team is better for the Kings. Most people are optimistic that the Kings will deliberately let the water go. Fortunately, they will play against the Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs. possibility.

Everyone knows that the Blazers have a strong starter and a weak bench, and the Clippers happen to be similar, but they have an advantage in experience.

Su Yang saw the fans' discussion, and after thinking about it, he tweeted and responded: "We just play, and the opponent can be anyone..."

NO.16, the last game of the Kings season against the Suns.

Before the start of the game, Sam Hinkie approached Su Yang to discuss in private: "You asked to pay attention to PJ Tucker before. I recently found out that the Suns are planning to renew Bledsoe with a maximum salary in the off-season. After that, the salary space will be less. We have a chance to snatch it away, but our salary space next season is also relatively tight, so you need to determine the priority of competing for Tucker..."

Su Yang heard the words and thought about it for a while. Gay should implement the player option. Cousins' big contract will come into effect. Millsap is expected to implement the player option and grab Curry with a maximum salary. Low, there is a chance to grab Tucker again.

"Give it your all. Judging from the estimated salary cap, it shouldn't be too much. The luxury tax of less than 3000 million is acceptable..."

Su Yang remembers that the salary cap for next season is 5800 million+. Bird rights will renew Thomas Jr.’s contract, and then offer Curry a maximum salary. After that, it is difficult to leave salary space.

The new season will definitely sign a bunch of players whose basic salary does not take up the salary space, so the second-round pick becomes more important.

After making up his mind, Hinkie acted immediately.

The game between the Kings and the Suns started immediately. Su Yang intended to increase the confidence of the Suns in renewing Bledsoe's contract with a maximum salary. After a cutscene, go down and rest.

The Suns almost all came off the bench in the second half of the game. There were rumors on Twitter that the owner of the Suns didn’t want to give the Kings a chance to deliberately lose against the Trail Blazers, especially when the Clippers had already lost. Although no one confirmed it, fans felt it was possible .

The main boss of the Suns, Savor, was very upset because Su Yang led the Thunder to wash the Suns with blood, and they sparred each other with grudges.

Su Yang didn't think much, and sent a substitute to play against.

After the whole game was over, they still defeated the Suns and ended the regular season with 58 wins and 24 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.

The King's opponent in the first round of the playoffs is determined to be the sixth Rockets.

If the King advances, they will face the winner of the second Thunder in the West and the seventh Lakers in the West. The other two teams in the West will be the No. [-] Spurs in the West, the No. [-] Warriors in the West, and the No. [-] Clippers in the West. Against the Fifth Trail Blazers in the West.

The Mavericks and Grizzlies were squeezed out of the top eight in the West, while the Warriors ranked eighth in the West with 50 wins and can rank third in the East.

In the East, one Pacers vs. eight Eagles, two Heat vs. seven Bobcats, three Raptors vs. six Nets, four Bulls vs. five Wizards.

The discussion on the best bishop came out. Su Yang led the Kings to 30 wins, leaving Pacers head coach Vogel and Rockets head coach McHale in the dust. Only Suns head coach Hornacek has competition possible.

After all, Hornacek allowed the Suns, who were the last in the Western Conference, to increase by 23 wins, but unfortunately they failed to make it into the playoffs.

In terms of individual statistics, Durant averaged 32 points per game and was elected as the scoring leader. Jordan averaged 13.6 rebounds per game and was elected as the rebounding leader. Paul averaged 10.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game. king.

The king got 4 days to adjust, Su Yang gave the whole team a day off, and NO.18 began to study the Rockets game video.

ESPN simultaneously gave 14 experts their predictions for the first-round results of the Kings and the Rockets, and 9 of them predicted that the Rockets would advance. The main reason was that Howard would defend Cousins ​​efficiently, Harden would blast Marcus Thornton, and the Kings could only rely on Gay. play.

When Su Yang saw the report, his first reaction was that Harden pulled his hips in the playoffs, and then he felt that Harden's evaluation was too polarized.

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(End of this chapter)